Mayday, Mayday Recordings

Throughout May, we celebrated the 10th Anniversary of our Mayday Mayday Workplace Mental Health & Injury Prevention Symposium! View the five webinars and reflect on the progress we’ve made, the practices shaping our work today, and future directions in psychosocial hazard prevention.

Men's Health Month

Making Connections, Finding Resources


June is a month to adress issues surrounding men's physical and mental health. Link to Podcasts, Question and Answer pages, web sites, and OHCOW webinars, including one on the topic of mental health in the workplace for men in trades.

Injured Worker's Day

Brain Injury Awareness Month

Opioids and Brain Injury

This Year's theme for Brain Injury Awareness month is brain damage occurring from substance abuse and overdose. The Ontario Brain Injury Association and Brain Injury Canada offer resources to learn more about this important issue.

PTSD Awareness Day

AIHA Connect Conference

Managing Silica Dust, Heat Stress

From June 1st to 3rd, OHCOW presented at AIHA Connect in New Orleans.

Presentations included, “Your Work Matters Longer Than You Think,” by Krista Thompson, Occupational Hygienist, Meghan Friesen, Occupational Hygienist and Kimberly O’Connell, Interim COO and Executive Director as well as André Gauvin, Occupational Hygienist, on “Managing Heat Stress in the Workplace.”


Download the SCT poster (right) on "Step-by-step guidance for silica dust compliance on construction sites."

It's Time for Pride!

Pride Season starts in June

Pride Season refers to the wide range of Pride events that take place from June to September, when 2SLGBTQI+ people and their allies come together to highlight the resilience, celebrate the talent, and recognize their communities’ contributions.